By the Numbers: Ian White

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2013 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on defenseman Ian White.

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25

He played in the fewest number of games in his last seven seasons. The latest time he played so few games was as a rookie, eight years ago, when he appeared in just 12 games for the Maple Leafs in the 2005-06 campaign.

32

Number of blocked shots that he had during the season, amounting to 1.28 blocks per game, which was second-highest on the team behind Niklas Kronwall, who registered 1.73 blocks per game.

18

Was a healthy scratch in 18 games, including the final nine contests of the regular season that he did not dress for. Only defenseman Kent Huskins (21) was listed as a healthy scratch more than White.

3

On two occasions, the veteran defenseman registered three shots in a game, and both times in a Red Wings' victory: 4-3 shootout win at CBJ (Jan. 21) and a 2-1 win vs. EDM (Feb. 9).

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Number of games missed following surgery to repair the quadriceps muscle in his left leg after he had a chunk of flesh gouged by the heel of Jimmy Howard’s skate on Jan. 22.